Calendar: Thursday, Nov. 15, 2012

Today

? Pensacola Heritage Foundation ReDiscovery Lecture Series: Noon. Thanksgiving Celebrations in Pensacola. This lecture traces the observance of giving thanks long before there was a national holiday. John Appleyard is the guest speaker. Free to Heritage Foundation members; $5 for non-members. Lunch is available at a cost of $10 from Cottage Cafe. Carlton Palms, 224 E. Garden St., No. 8; 438-6505.

? Ice Skating Lessons: 4 to 6 p.m. Thursday and Nov. 20, 21, 27 and 29. The Pensacola Figure Skating Club is offering ice skating lessons taught by members of the Ice Skating Institute of America. Ice time: $20 per session, including skate rental; group lessons, $6 per session; private lessons, $15 per session. Children younger than 10 must be accompanied by an adult. Pensacola Bay Center, 201 E. Gregory St. 308-1649; email pensacolafigureskating@gmail.com.

? The Pensacola Numismatic Society: 6:30 p.m. the third Thursday. Dinner and a meeting in support of hobby coin collecting. There will be an auction held after the meeting. Sonny's Real Pit Bar-B-Q, 630 N. Navy Blvd.; 473-1515.

? Baytowne on Ice: Every day though Jan. 31 for those visitors who miss the cold and ice, the ice skating rink at The Village of Baytowne Wharf is the perfect opportunity to get into the winter spirit. For $10 guests can skate for an hour and a half. Skate rental is available for $2. The first hour of each day is reserved for "kids skate" for youths 12 and under. 10 Sandestin Golf and Beach Resort, 9300 Emerald Coast Pkwy W; (866) 912-3224; email contact@baytowne

? Operation Christmas Child National Collection Week: Fill a shoebox with school supplies, toys, necessity items and a note of encouragement for a child overseas suffering due to disaster, disease, war, terrorism, famine or poverty. There are collection sites around the Pensacola area. To find a location near you visit www.samaritanspurse.org/occ Olive Baptist Church, 1836 E Olive Rd.; Brittany Warth, (407) 852-3727; email bwarth

@samaritan.org.

? The 28th Annual Frank Brown International Songwriters' Festival: Today through Sunday. The Frank Brown Songwriter's Festival will feature over 200 national acclaimed songwriter's in venues along the Florida/Alabama Gulf Coast. The festival is an opportunity for seasoned and aspiring songwriters and musicians to have their songs heard. Performers will be hosted in 30 venues from downtown Pensacola and Perdido Key into Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, Bon Secour and Silverhill, Ala. Most concerts are free through a few venues may collect a cover charge. www.fbisf.com.